uppermost
- adj. 最高的, 最上面的
- adv. 在最上面, 首先
- Definition
- adj. highest in position or rank
- adv. in or into the highest or most important position
- Example
- Safety was the uppermost concern during the entire rescue mission.
- 在整个救援行动中，安全是最重要的考虑因素。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: at the highest position (adjective).
比较义项：最高的（位置最高）（形容词）。
- top
The everyday, neutral word; almost always used before a noun (the top shelf, the top floor); much more common in speech and writing than uppermost.
最普通、中性的词；几乎总是放在名词前使用（the top shelf，the top floor）；在口语和书面语中都比uppermost常见得多。
The top shelf is too high for me to reach without a stool.
最上面的架子太高了，我不踩凳子够不到。
- uppermost 本词
A more formal or literary word, often used predicatively or figuratively to show that something is the most important or prominent, rather than simply the highest physical point.
更正式或书面化的词，常用作表语或用于比喻义，表示某事最重要、最突出，而不仅仅是物理位置最高。
Her family's safety was uppermost in her mind during the storm.
暴风雨期间，她心里最惦记的就是家人的安全。
Top and uppermost both describe the highest position. Top is the common, everyday word, almost always placed before a noun, as in 'the top shelf'. Uppermost is more formal or literary, often showing something is most important, not just physically highest.
这两个词都可以表示“位置最高的”，但语体和用法不同：top是最普通、最口语化的词，常直接放在名词前（the top shelf）；uppermost更正式、书面化，常作表语或用于比喻义，强调某事在重要性或关注度上“居首”。这里不比较top作名词（“顶部”）或动词（“超过、居首位”）的其他用法。